top fish has 10' beam.

BEST OF BOTH ???? Never been on one but looks like a good idea.. :)
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Marlago 37 is a really fast boat for given power light lay up great ride when I get the funds I am trading up.

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I went from a 600hp single IO Pantera to a twin 300 Verado 31 Renegade. The Verados and OB's in general are so operator friendly and no gimble for another weak link. All preventative maintenance is doable without contortions or special tools and winterizing is tilting the engine down to let the water run out and then oil and lower fluid change depending on your maintenance intervals. Verado oil change is 100 and 300 hours. I have a small cuddy to get out of the weather or for the ladies to piss while most classic offshore boats have an under utilized cabin that most boaters never use and just one big waste of space. Same goes of the IO engine compartment. Previous poster shows the 33 Powerplay CC IO. Cool looking boat but that rear lounger is not secure to sit underway. I can cruise with 9 passengers securely seated with grab handles and if so desire run it up over 65 to be respectable. The only regret I have is not going to a performance CC sooner.

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Sounds like most of the guys that have made the switch ain't lookin back.

You nailed it. I went from an Offshore (26 Velocity) and while I miss the sound, I don't miss bumping into everyone as I try to move around, I don't miss contorting my body in ways it was never meant to be in the bilge. Last year I had 11 people on my 30' Concept for the Detroit Fireworks and everyone was very comfortable and there was still plenty of room to move around. I love being able to lift my drives all the way out of the water and backing the transom right up to the beach. I have Optimax 225s on mine so I don't even have to deal with oil changes any more. Yes 2 stroke oil is an extra expense, but very minor as I use Penzoil XLF @ $18/gallon. The efficiency of these motors more then makes up for the extra cost of oil. Another positive about our Concept CC is almost everytime we are out, someone compliments us on the boat. Although I miss the sound of my Big Block, I have ZERO desire to go back to a traditional "GO-Fast" I/O. The next step for us will most likely be a 36 Concept.

There are a few cons... But they are minor. My first con is cabin space. While the 30 Concept is perfect for what we do most of the time, it is a bit cramped when me and the wife spend the night on the boat. The 30s cabin is just big enuff for two to sleep but its tight. This is why I am looking at moving to the 36 eventually. However, I am looking to add a Seadek floor to the cockpit and maybe have a canvas made that will run from the radar arc to the cabin, thus extending the sleeping area (using the cockpit floor). The other down side is they are windy, we boat on the Detroit River and Great Lakes. We usually just wear sweatshirts when under power until July 1st. My 30 Concept handles rough water better then my 26' Velocity did, but that is due to the extended running surface. I am sure most 30' traditional sport boats will ride smoother because the CC is going to be a bit lighter.

I think I get more compliments on my Concept than I did my Superboat. I guess because the style of boat appeals to a wider range of boaters.

The cabin on the 30 concept is just a place to store stuff for me. The lack of headroom makes it tough for my wife to use the potti. But, I think the flat deck is part of what makes the boat look cool. The 36 doesn't seem to have much more headroom. And YES, anything not nailed down will blow out of the boat. I lost one of those foam matts that you stand on at the helm. That thing weighed at least 5 lbs. and I still lost it.

We have never lost anything out of ours. But I am very OCD when it comes to the boat (and most other things). When we get ready to go, I make sure everything is stowed.

We have soent the night on our Concept quite a few times, but it has always been when we are at Put in Bay. There is usually a large intake of "adult drinks" so we usually just crawl in the cabin and pass out.

Ours didnt come with a cut-out for a port-potty. But I had a quick chat with Luis at Concept and was told I can cut the hole. So I cut a hole for the port-a-potty and then fiberglasses A "shelf" into the floor for the potty to sit on. It works well for the wife (it only gets used a handful of times).

I wiuld like to have the cabin spce of the 36 for thenuse of the benches as a place to his from the weather. But right now, I have our boat exactly the way I want it (with the exception of a few upgrades). Its hard to justify buying a 36 when the 30 does pretty much everything we want..

Whatever model is next to me is the skinny one I was referring to. Just walking across it, you could tell the difference.